- Author
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Litton, C. D.
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Hertzberg, M.
- Title
- Principles of Ionization Smoke Detection. Development of a New Sensor for Combustion-Generated Submicrometer Particulates.
- Coporate
- Bureau of Mines, Pittsburgh, PA
- Report
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RI 8242,
1977,
24 p.
- Keywords
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smoke detection
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mine fires
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smoke
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fire protection
- Identifiers
- detection systems
- Abstract
- A new prototype ionization-attachment fire detector was developed by the Bureau of Mines for detecting combustion-generated submicrometer particulates. It is much more sensitive than the conventional ionization smoke detector.